STARKVILLE, Miss. - A new 2012
Football Gameday web portal, featuring a brand-new online Fan Guide, has been
launched and can be accessed at www.HailState.com/gameday,
Mississippi State athletic game operations announced. The revised gameday site
allows users to access the previously produced gameday information (rosters,
game activities, radio outlets, etc.), as well as the new Fan Guide site, which
features interactive parking, travel, and other real-time game information. It
gives fans the opportunity to browse the latest activities surrounding all seven
home games at Davis Wade Stadium at Scott Field.

Game
operations personnel also announced it will use the following criteria regarding
permitting bags inside the stadium. At each gate entering the stadium, a metal
box, measuring 14 inches (long) by 14 inches (wide) by 8 inches (thick) will be
located. Customer bags (with contents) must fit within the confines of that box,
and are subject to inspection. Contents of bags must comply with stadium
policies (no outside food or beverages).

A few changes
this year will also impact parking and traffic:

Parking at
the Thad Cochran Research and Economic Development Park (across Highway 182
north of campus) is now serviced as a paid parking lot, similar to other pay
lots on the campus. The charge will be $20 per vehicle, but will provide
increased security presence, restroom facilities, and will maintain its
complimentary shuttle service.

Roads
surrounding the stadium will close four hours prior to kickoff, one hour earlier
than a year ago, and the CSpire Wireless Fan Zone will open three hours prior to
kickoff.

New food and
beverage opportunities will be available on the campus in the Colvard Student
Union and at the State Fountain Bakery.

A one-stop
shop for tailgaters called "Game Day Central" will open at the corner of Creelman Street and Stone Boulevard, where MSU
Dining orders and supplies can be picked up.

The Lot 2
parking area (north end zone) has been moved across the street behind Memorial
Hall due to the expansion and renovation construction.

Bulldog Club
Lot B has been moved to the South Entrance at the Lloyd Ricks Building, just
south and east of the stadium.

Paid Handicap
Parking has been moved behind McCarthy Gymnasium and behind Perry Cafeteria near
the center of campus.

Lot 18
(Barnes and Noble) has been altered due to site prep
and "laydown" for the expansion and renovation of Davis Wade Stadium. It has
reduced Lot 18 vehicle capacity by about 65 cars. Those vehicles will be
directed to an overflow area in the grass lot just west of Lot 18 where the
media has parked previously.

Lot 19 has
been moved to the new paved parking lot behind Newell-Grissom, where volleyball competes.

General
public parking immediately in front of the Mississippi State University Police
Station, immediately east of Davis Wade Stadium, is no longer permitted.

An additional
600 spaces of paid general parking west of the Vet School, south of the stadium,
will be in use.

Fans are
reminded that golf cart shuttles will transport you to and from the stadium on
game day. Call the Parking Assistance Center (PAC) at 325-9114.

In the event
of inclement weather, which is a possibility this weekend, parking could be
further affected. Fans are asked be patient as we work around both the progress
surrounding the stadium and the weather issues.

Prior to game day, the Junction will open for tent
placement at tailgate sites at 4 p.m. Friday, which is one hour earlier than
previous seasons.